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THE DAILY PREIS, MONDAY, AUGUST 3m, 1885,

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SATURDAT, Id August. OPIUM.

Quotations are:

was held in the prongs of the Imperial Princes and the Ministers of State. In prosanting kis Á spoon council meeting of the delegates of toltor of oredence from the President of the

the working samas ongaged in the British home United States, Mr. Hubbard spoke as follows and colonial sugar industries was lield on the Malwa (New) $500 to510 per pioul, allos,

**Your Imperial Majesty has already been ad-24th June at the central semmitee room of the vised by your fated and honoured Mishtor for Workmon's National Association for the Ahol Malwa (Old). FOOCHOW CONTRIBUTION TO THEolaioned as Ersoy Extraordinary and Min-Street, Whitechapel, to discuss the probability Fulus (Now).....

Foreign Affairs, that I have boon appointed and tion of the Foreign Sagar Bounties, Lean-

KWANGTUNG INUNDATION RELIEF FUND.

Lord Salisbury will not be long in making | The Japan Garette bus the following The covered from their efetches. These kidnappara incze of the Imperial carriages and were escorted THE GOVERNMENT_AND_ FOREIGN | up his mind on the subject. He must be in Kugio Shokwal, an institution in Hakedate make a tagalar lines of collecting female waich soquired a painful notoriety seven years possession of the official report on the capage for its method of doing business with the children, whom they export to Hongkong and bilities and suitability of the place for a loanees of the Yezo coast fatorios, is about to elsewhere un cession offers. The traffic in flesh naval station, and when he has time to de. its attention to the orpart of timber from and blood must be remunerative, for it is at

the Hokkaido, China boing'in wunt of a supply tendod with considerable risk. Go-rote to the subject he will soon decide upon for railway construction. The supply of timber |

Lite fate. Meantime it is wine on the part of in Japan is not very large, and if export on ng extensiva scato in to take place the government the naval authorities not to unleriako any will do woll to place it ander restriction. Ex works of a solid ar permanent nature in the perinos has shown how disastrone 3 a country islands. The harbour is now protected by is the removal in quantity of large trees, and

while Japan ought to be able to supply a good | torpedoes, and the presence of that great lound for timber some care will be required to floating battery tha Agamemnon and other prevent sections of the country being damated vestola of the squadron constitute sufficient of growing trees.” defenca for a place which could suffor little damage from a bombardment, and would certainly not pay for the heavy cont of cap- ture. Relatively to its population and Talas, Pert Hamilton is at present perhaps wore sffectively protected than Hongkong.

The weatair report for December, 1884, by Dr. Dobezel. Government Astronomer, is pub lished in Saterday's Gazette,

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We are glad to hear that the Garrison aro now free from all cases of choleric diarrhas, and that tho natbronk is sé nn and so far so the troops are concerned..

The Occidental and Oriental. S. S. Co's stemger Oceania, with American mails, &o., left San Francisco on the 21st ultime for Yokohama and Hongkong, via-Honeniu.

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istor Plonipotentiary of the United States of of the now Government relieving British and Bonares (Now)......... 540 to 6411 America to reside near Your Majesty's Govern colonial labour from the competition of foreign Bonares (Old). mant. In obedience to the instractions of my State bounties. Among the Interusts ropró». We are asked to publish the following se Government, conveyed to me by the President, esated were the following:-The East London knowledgmant:-

though the Honourable the Secretary of State, angar oparatives, tās Bristol angaz operatives, ON LONDON, The Chairman and the Committee of the Can- the Chief Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Plymouth sugar operatives, the Scottish Bocrdance with my own sanse of duty esangar oporative, the Favorpool sugar oporativeo, ton Club, se weli na Siaque sad Alam, beg to well, it shall be my earnest endeavour by all the Manchester sugar operatives, the dock and ratura their thanks to the Foreign Community good offices to strengthen the ties of friendship riverside labourers of the port of London, Bris LATEST TELEGRAMS. of Foochow for the generosity they bave sxtend- now happily existing between our respective tol, Groonook, Glasguy, Liverpool, Hull Leith, ed towards their countrymen by subscribing Governments. In pursuance of, and escondary Dundes, Exeter, Plymenth, Cardiff, Swansea, LONDON, Blat July. relief fund to alleviate the distress of the home-only in importance to, the perpetuation of and other parts. Thestgar engineers of Derby, -- ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. lass caused by the recent floods in the neigh-be my hope and endeavour to inoroase car other towns wrote latters strongly eropathising

| this usintorrupted friendship of the pars, it shall Wallingham, Norwich, Liverpool, Glasgow, and | the Mansion Home Banquet, Lord Salis-bourhood of Canton, and that a sum of more mutual and material, interests, by inducing a with the movement in favour of countervailing bury, spoaling in response to the toast of Her than $11,000, ay 33,070 cubsribed by the larger exchange of our varied products, ou such the foreign export bounties on sugar-Mr. Wi Majesty's Miniatora, expressed the hope that Foreign Community, and $8,000 more by the favourable conditions as may be alike profitable liam Watson of the London United Biggers before Jong England and Russia would be Chinese, bas bear sent to the Society exiled the consequent increase of our commerce will fl Lord Fandolph Churchill and many other public to both countries. If such hopes may be realized Association, presided batters wore rasd froma marching pocoably side by side.

Yak Tong in Canton by felegraphie transfer, the great Ocean, now a lonely highway oponest mon of both parties urging the desirability of sot THE GOODWOOD CUP.

and which Soolety will attend to the distributiva ing ear shores, with the sailsof ships bearing intling the foreign export bounty question, both for The following is the result of the running for of the fund.

axchange the fruits of the skill and labour of the royonus and for trade purposes, at this innotare the Goodwood Cup ----

millions of our countrymen of both lands. It of the "economic affairs" of the nation.-After; Names of the generous subsoribers, as well as afferis me great pleasure to assure Your Mas discussion among tho delegates, which lasted the several amants contributed by them, ar festy that Ton have the good will sed friendship three hours, the following resolution was adopt Lexoby appo

of the President and people of the United States ed:"That we, the delegates of the labour in. ggs of Amorien, and their earnest wishes for the terests involved in the maintenanes and pro- happiness and prosperity of Yourself and Your spority of the British hame and colonial sugar Empire of Japan. The sitizens of the Great trade, bound up as it is with the sets of our Repablic, when I represant, are not mindful,colonial empire, respectfully request the Marquis and will never forget the confidence puiformly of Salisbury and Sir Michel Hicks Beach to maniforted by Your Majesty's Government to receive at their estliest convenience a national 10wards the Government of the United States. deputation of working me to represent to them By the continuod good offices of friendly inter- the evor increasing evil effects of this foreign 100 course, and the mutual and enlightened discus-system of exported protection, and to earnestly sicus of our rospective aratem af etvilization, request them, hath for the purposes of revenue 10 indulge the hops, and reature the pre-and trade, to place a countervailing duty of one 10 diction, that both nations will become still more farthing per pound against all bounty-fed sugar 1closely bound together by the bonds of interest entering the ports of the United Kingdom, in 10and friendship. Congratulating Your Majesty the interest of free trade to all anger, producers Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-170 per

on the unprecedented advancement of Your poo-theanghout the world and State protection to 100 pls in all the elements of national happiness and none." Delegates were appolated to visit the power, and that Your Empire, like our country, provincial centres, and after arrangements had asia at peace with all nations, and thanking Your busa made to hold a mass meeting in the East- 50 Government for the kindly courtosies, and high end of London on the sebjout, the mosting ad- 100 | appreciation extended to my predecessor, during journed.

16 his long and distinguished service at this Court, 20 I now have the honour to place in Your Majesty's hands may letter of credonos, signed by the 100 President, and authenticated by the Great Seal 100 of the United States of America."

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C. A. B.

LORD RANDOLPH.CHURCHILL AND THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY. The Standard velenently attacks Lord Rau

His Excellency the Officer Adroinistering the Government has recognised provisionally, and until further nofis, Mr. Sadamasa Tanabe as indolph Churchill for bis ignoranco and incapacity, charge of the Japarisse Consulate at this port by which he is irreparably injuring the interests

of the Conservative Party.

Adresisiwenda and Solsemptions which are not ordered for a fred paried will he wenlized until

The Japan Gozelte of the 23rd ult. suys- counterionc..

Order for extra copies of the Daily Preus Advicos from Nagrali report the reinforce- be sent before 11 am on the day of publicatioa.nt of the troops sintion at Vladivostock, while a aquadron of twelve men-of-war is After that hour the supply iz limited.

stationed in the harbour."

The Daily Press.

Huneroso, Auerer 30D, 1985.

ANOTHER TYPHOON IN THE PHILIPPINES,

The Spanish Consul at this port received the

A tulograma manivad in Tokio from Nagasaki | following telegram yesterday afternoon from under dute the 17th July, says thub the Kosuge the Government of the Philippines - Maru retornod there from Koros ou poslal basi. moss, and (hat-ile Chinose troops were to with- draw from Soul on the 29th July.

It is notified in Saturday's Gusette tout the Green's Exegnatur empowering Colonel Robert

E. Withers to act as Cormal for the United States of America at Hongkong receitad Her Majesty's signature on the 23rd June, 1885.

Ordinance No. 9 of 1895 entitled "The Bills

of Exchange Ordinace, 1885, has beer confirmed Quasito by dfis Excalleney Major General Came by Her Majesty and is proclaimed in Saturday's

ran, C.B., the Officer Administering the Govern- mant,

A statement of the receipts and expaaditute Fand for the second quarter of the current year relative to the Hongkong District Watchmen's appears in the Government Gasdle. The wial receipts amounted to $1,102.5, and the disbares monts to $1,188,80.

Axoxo other questions left pending by their predecessora in office, the SALABAURY Govern. ment will have to decide upon the future of Port Hamilton. This group of islands, was occupied by order of the GLADSTONE Ad- ministration, but whether they intended the occnpation to be temporary or paimanent we ara arable to say. Nor is it at all clear what view the present Government take of the matter. The Times correspondent asserts that the Naval Authorities oa bere condemn sire naupation, and this is to some extent supported by rumours that bave reacted us to the effect that Admiral Dover's report on the place was unfavourable. The fact, however, that sites have heen purchased by the Government from the headmen of the villages is one proof of an intention to at least prolong the occupation, and this is suppose Cousal at Takohama has issued private in. The Michi Michi Shimbwa saya —“The Cbi. ported by the announcements recently madestructiona to bis nationals to contribute to the in our columns that wooden houses aro befund for the relief of sufferers from recest floods in Kwongtung The contributors are divided

Says the Japan Castle The report of Bonazz, which arrived in Yokohama on the Captain Andrews, of the American ship Big 19th July from New York, is mist ramarkablo He states tirat be ronds the passage from Sandy oint to Yokohama anchorage in 125 days without aree tacking ship."

ing made, in parts, ready to be put up, both inte ihres classer, first, second, and third, of 15, in Nagasaki rod Hongkong, for shipment to 20, and 30 you respectively." Port Haunton. When the order entrusted

Thy Pupun Mail says that the following tele to Mr. MALLORY is completed the bousesgram has been receivedl in Tokyo-St. Peters will be despatched in the chartered cruiser burg. Joly 21st-The inhabitants at Khiva and Glenople. Of course the fact that the build-isrootentail with the proceedings of the local Bobkura have made hostile demonstrations, being inga are wooden, and moreable, may be re-athorities. The Government has dispateleď garded as a proof that the Government have police there to quell the disturbance."

not yet decided to permanently hold the

The retiring directors of the Po Leung Kak place, but it is also a certain indication that (Ho Kwar-shan and others)-enbmit a statement they have no immediata intention of evacuat. of the accounts of the Socioly for the informa- tion of the Governor, nosording to which ing it. We believe it is intended to garrison their recators was Tis. 1,619.19 End their ex- the new station with a detachment of the penditure 11s. 7132.7. Of desfiintes that came Royal Marines, and the wooden houses are into their bands 137 males were sent to their hors, and 2 remain in the Tung Wab Hospital. doubtless designed for their accommodation. remains were cho sent to their homes, and 10 The decision of the Government as to the remain in the Tung Wah Hospital. retention of Fort Hamilton may be influenced

A Salanger correspondent informs the Straits

zirmed.

MANILA, 234 August, 3.15 p.m.

A typhoon is raging at the NNE. of the Island of Luzon. Its direction seems to be from 8.8.E. to N.F.W.

· POLICE COURT.

Angust let.

BRYORK ME. H. E. WODENCOGE,

DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

E. H. F...

J. C. Wingate. Esq.

N. A. Bhooisky, Esq..

C. Honnen, Esq.

James W. Carrall, Esq.

G. F. Müller, Esq.

P. P. Buracil & Co.

M. W. Creig

A B. Heath, Esc.

M. W. Greig, Erg.

B. Pereira, Esq.

G. Benr. Esq.

CC. Iuchbald, Esq.

Jardins, Matheson & Co.

p. T. Pellard.

Galton & Co...

H. A. Northey, Esq

Turner & Co..

Birley & Co.

Geo. D. J. Gardiner, Esq.

Sam. Hughes, Esy.

p. p. Somssen & Co.

G. Siemian

Gibb, Livingston & Co. H. P. Teamunt, Esq.... Charles S. Barff, Eet. Alex. Gibb, Esq.

John Gitting & Co. W. M. Mellonald, Esq.. T. B. Adsm, Esq... Jetonfeld & Co.......... Werner Krohn, Esq. P. P. Gao, Oliver & Co. EA. Orokor

Charios Daris, mate, of Amerion, unemployed, was charged by George Cave, F. C. No. 4, with disorderly oooduct on the 1st instant. Daria a disturbance. The mistress of the house sent Fr. 4. Crocker, Es was at a brothel in Cochrane-street and created for the police and a lokang came in, but defendant M. H. Featherstonhaagh, Esq would not leave the pince, and upon the arrival: John Silverloak. Jr. Bep..... of European conrtable Davis was taken in Wm. L. Hanter, Esq.

3. W. Tilley, Esq.. charge.

Wm. Graham, Big.

theraberei lying down there.

Defendant said he was drunk and only re-

Finod 82.

KARGENT.

of stooling a piece of wood at Hang Ham the Li Sz Tax, ecolie, was brought up on a ohirge

property of a contractor.

P. p. Pardon & Co.

Charles Cole Charles Cole. Esg... Caldecott D. Smith, Daq.. II. G. Phipps. Beg....

Frank H. England & Co Remsay, Esq.

M. Woodley, Esq. P. T. Smith. Esq Bathgate & Co.....

Odell & Lapburn- MoH. England. Esq. Charles Pro, Esq. A. C. Marshall, Esq Prank Lepburn, Bay

T. J. Anderson, Esq.. p. p. Hedge & Co.

in use for the conatration of some houses thers. Complainant stated that the wood was his aud He had leat several pieces of timber like the o05 produced. carrying the piece of wood at 2.30 am on the An Indian ernstalk and he saw the prisoner 1st Justant; when the prisoner saw him he him. Several complaints had of late been lodged dropped the wood and ran away. He arrested of lareony of wood.

Prisoner made no defence, and was sent to one month's hard labour.

J. A. Coffin mus p. p. Adamson, Bell & Ca ATTEMPTED LARCENT. Lan Afit, coolie, was charged by H. Alves,

F. Cara-Thomas watchman at the Hang Hari docks, with at. Cave-Thomas, Esq. tempting to steal a copper plate, vaize about 85, Wade Gard'ver, Day.... the property of the Dock Compnay, on the 31st. R. Caonibs, Esq. allian

ȧ. Symoz, Esq Alvas stated that at 1250 p.m. he saw the Gilman & Co. prisoner attempt to anserow a brass plate with a L. M. F. Grant, Esq.. Chinese inscription on it from a gun carriage in R. H. Dipple, Esq.... the enstody of the Tmck Company. The plate John Forster & Co. muni two fost long and six feet broad and W. Gilburt, Esq....... half inch thick. Triner was not an employé Love & Ce... of the Dock Company.

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Prisoner denied the charge, but was sentenced to sir weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

ARAULT

Frevious subscriptio Thomas Fairhurst, Esq. Fisikoff, Mokbanoff & Co. Butterfield & wire Gen. Martin, Esq.

S. Speabiloff, Esq..

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Union Fusaraze Society of Canton, Lbuited—

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China Trodors' Insurance Company's Sharos-

$674 per share,

North China Insurano-Tis. 300 per share. Yangtze Insuranco Association-21. 130 per

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On Tai Insurance Company, Limited--Th. 1438

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Canton Insuranes Olios, Limited-8824 per

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Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Sharos→→→

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LAKES OF SOLID SALT IN CEN. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares-974-

TRAL ASIA.

At the meeting of the Royal Geographical Somioty the other orning, Sir Peter Lumsden read a paper an the countries and tribas ho has recently visitst west of Afghanistan. He gave an interesting description of the geography of the Marghab valley and the customs of its people, and quoted a singular account of the Namaksor, or salt lakes of Tar-oilan, visited and described thus by Capt. Yate:-

His Majesty made the following response to 10 Mr. Hubbard's address :---

*The letter of credence informing us that the 100 President of Your rollency's country has 10 bacz plossed to appoint you Enver Extraordinary 10 and Minister Plenipotentiary to reside near this 30 Court, we have bem pleased to receive. In re- cognizing you in sneh capacity, we vanture to 10

trust that, through your faithfulness and mature 100 experience in the performance of your duties, 2 the friendly relations hitherto sxisting betwees 16 our respective countries may be prometed."-valley from the Kangraali road on the west to 10 Japan Mail

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For-oilan means "sunkengroad," sadauword can better describe the general appearance of the valley of those lakos. The total length of the

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17 per cent discount. China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited

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sent. pramiam.

Hongkong Gas Company's Shams-900 per

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Hongkong Hote! Company's Shares-$160 por

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Chian Sugar Relining Conipany, Limited-$95

par share.

Chins Sugar Rofaing Company (Debentures)→→→

1 per cent, premium nominal. Luzon Sugar Roining Company, Limited-892

por ahore,.

shark.

-$118 per share.

--$20 per share.

Selangor Tim Mining Company-313 per share. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company-Îls. 35 per

Altare.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company: Li-

mized-870 per share. Chinona Imperial Loan of 1924 A-2 por cont

premium

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1834 B-5 per cent. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 0-5 per cent,

premium.

premium

*HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,

{PROK Meza, Patcovia &

the Baad-i-Doran which bounds it on the east, in about 30 miles, andite great besadthaboutll miles, 20 AMONG THE SAVAGES OF FORMOSA, divided into two parla by a connecting ridge which runs areas from north to sonth, with an The hat in which I found myself, and it was a avenge height of about 1,500 feet, but has n❘ 100 fair sample of the rest, was of the radost, possible narrow, whith rises to wowe 400 Zest abore the

•25 description. The doorway was so small that it general average. To the west of this ridge lies Hongkong Toe Company's Share:-$142) per 25 was a task to got in; the walls were ocimposed of the lake from which the Tokke Turkoosan from

5 trees stuck into the grounds for inches apart, Morv get their salt. The valley of this lake in Hongkong and Chins Bakory Company, Limited 100 the interstices being filled with bits of chopped some six miles squara, and if surrounded on all Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company

16 wood; the roof was thatched with grass. Three sides by a step, almost precipitous, descent, Im- 1 sides were occupied by raised bambou sleeping passabis for baggage animals, so far so I am 25 platforms, some 15 inches above the ground; sware, except by the Merr road, in the north-east there were no windows. At one side was a alight corner. The Lovel of the lake I made to be about 25 depression in the ground, which served as a 1,450 feet above sea level, which gives it a dongent 56 firapina, Ings of trees being laid over it, and to of some 4001 Fast from the level of the connecting 10 end, and constantly pusheil farther in as they ridge, and of some 950 feet below the ganara) 25 gradually consumed away. All the village crowd- plateau above. The lake belf lies in the 50 od io-women, Fonog gicle, and children of all centre of the basin above described, and 16 sizes, but the male aragas, with the exption the supply of salt in it is spparently an- of those referred to, were all absent on a hunt limited. The bed of the lake in one solid ass of 50 ing expedition, having been gone several days.bard salt, perfectly level, and cavered by only an From the roof were suspended various requisites inch or two of water. To ride over it was lika 300 of the chose-bowe, arrows, and deorikios-ciling over ico or caqint; the bottom was 25 besides sundry articles of domestic use, all of the covered with a slight sediment, but when that radost kind. Having had something to out, I was scraped away the pass whity salt shone out 10 strolled out amongst the other hats, and every below. How desp this deposit may be it is im- Where was well received. What particularly possible to say, for no-one has yet got to the

· 106, struck me was the fearlessness of the women and bottom of it. To the east of the dividing ridge girls, and the frankness of the children,' who in the second lake, from which the Saryka of were most interesting. They came close up to Panj dch take their salt. The valley in 100 the examined my clothes with their large which this Iako is situated is much

dark eyes, pulled my whiskers, and woro largor of the two. The valley proper is itself 100 never tire of looking at my watch. They are soup fifteen miles in length by about tan 200 bright, and I should say intelligent and incon miles breadth. The dent-to-it-is precipitous 25 parably anere interesting than Chinese childton on the north and west sides only, the eastern 50-eo simple, natural, and unsophisticated. All and couth eastern and sloping gradually aɔ in 100 smoke, from the youngest to the aldent of both a succession of undulations. "The level of this 10 1630s, and it was truly indiorona to se tiny lake is apparently lower than that of the other; 45 mitcs of certainly not three summers-stark I made it out to be some eight hundrori feat auked with pipes in their meaths. The wo above sea level. The salt in this lake is not so men sut girls carry their pipes of bamboo stuck smooth as in the ether, and did not look so pure. 30 in their hair, semewhat in the style of the It is dog out in flakes or stanta, generally of b

Slangpatou headdress of the Pekingese ladies, some four inches in Jisknees, in loaded into and keep the tobacco bags bang round their bags, and carried off as camels for sale without 20 Docks. They at ones offered 108 à gamoke. Some further preparation. 10 of them were playing upon a curious kind of 5 jew's harp, made out of a slip of bamboo with 15 threads at each end, whilst one girl, of about 10 sixteen, lanced. The dance was neither a fan- 5 dango nor a bolaro, nor yet a minast, but bore 25 some resemblance to all three; it was so intensa.

&ly grotesque that I laughed uncontrollably. No Peninsula

to a large degree by the course of events Tince that on Tuesday, the 4th July, & gang Shi Akwai, shopkooper, was charged on a sun- in Afghanistan. If the bipe expressed by of convicts, who were working on the Kisag mons by Chuu Aying, oxcise offer, with assault

M. Koraylin, Hag...... the Framier at the Yard Mayor's banquet,ection of the Railway anddenly seized the riflesing him.

ef their Malay wardors and walked off. The The complainant, who was an offoor in the P. P. Tokmakoff, stoletkoff & Co. that England and Russia will ere long, be convicts, who are Secret Society met, hars not employ of the apiara farmar, went to the de-

P. Shookogin ... seen marching praterbly side by side," be set hear rocapturet, and it is said that they are fondant's opian disan to collect foos, and the F. Schrenko, Beq. fulfilled, it is possible that Pors Hamilton entering the Malup houses in the district and shopinan refused to pay him. They had a disputo. Maskaloff, Esq.

taking possession of all the parsags sad other and the defendant and some others set apo Hok Lea & Co....... way eventually be abandored. It haar good weapons that they can lay handla on. The in- complainuot and tore his jacket.

G. Minchin, Bag harbour, it occupies a commanding atrategic habitants of the district are naturally much Defendant zaid he told the man to como on Kaw Houg Take, Esq. position, and it enjoys a healthy climate,

the Brst of the mo_th. He was in the habit D. D. Ollis & Go....... of paying regularly. Complainant's farki had Kocka, Esq. being therefore eminently suited for a mani. The Catlin Register is very glad to stata come and was told to call in the Arst of the C. B. Koliar, Esq... tarium for the Squadron, but if it is to he that good news bas reached it from the missions month, and then complainant and another s. S. Ferry, Esq....... held as a military and naval outpost it will est pease prevails in the northern previazos. that the first of the month was the proper time.ata & Co

| in the different provinces of China. The greatest and demanded payment, and was again told D. F. Tumboly, Baq. requira fortification, and owing to the open Monsignor Searalla, Vicar Apostolic of Northern Complainant seized one-of-his opini pipes and

D. Bozario, Esq. nature of the harbour this would need to be Ho-nan, writes that the Christians have never was going away with it. He caught hold of com. T. Roruio, Esq.

enjured such jeure as now. Monsignor Volon- | plainsul by the jaskot; complainant gave him en a pretty extensive scale. This fast wil, tori, Var-Apostolio of Southern fo-nan, writes a pash, and in doing se his jacket was torn. of course, be taken into consideration by the that the mandarin of the place went to pay a visit Complainant eaid they collected their foos

A inast determined suicido,occarred ca the Government, wben, weighing the pros and to him for the first time. In the southern pro.daily, but defendant owed sixton days foos, and

vinces of Chins there has also hoan a remarkable was constantly patting off.

Light of the 20th July on the railway opposite con-in-the question.

change for the better. The Register adds think Fined $t, or in default three days in geolashicho, about half-way between the Monsieur Seleraer, the French Consol, will pro- Also to pay $3 amends to the complainant, in Yokohama platform and the Kanagawa station. cal to Canton to-day (Monday) and the French default a further torua of four days in gaul. Missionarios, after one-year of oxide, will gladly ratarn to their Hooks.

Chan Ping, blacksmith, was brought up on a charge of seiling Chinese spirits in the street Says the Catholis Register:-" In spite of the without a licenne.

of communication part of Hongkong, and

SAMBHU.

FRAUDULENT BALANCES.

the shop defendant was weighing pork in one of them when he went in. The shop people tried to hide the balancee when Mr. Orley come. and the scales ordered to be forfeited.

Defendant made no defence and was fined $15,

CANTON.

YOKOHAMA,

A MAEAN SOLOMON ON DIVORCE.

tao

Lieut. Colonel Lewis, in his book "How I Helped to Govern India," relates the particulars of's quarr soene which he witnesand in the Malay

15 sooner had shu finished than the girls came up "L.was sitting with the Rajah on the raid 5 to me and, offering me a jew's harp, mudo aigns | platform in front of his house, drinking toa in 10 to me to dance. The harp alone was a sufficient the cool of the evening. Buddenly our peaceful, mystery to me, but when the minuet was added, silent sıroking was disturbed by a young sat a the tablean was complate; my audiants threw very pretty girl, with flowers in her hair and thenwolves down and screamed with laughing, silver ornaments on her neck andarma, who rusbed From this performance I passed to a scaze of up to fadder and threw herself at the Bajah'ı somewhat different obaractor; a few yards along foot in a passion of tears. After her, ascended path, a stop to our elde, and I stout before a slowly, one by one a number of villagers wrop scaffold of camphoe trapshes, on which raposed ned in their long, home-spun manties, who guiatly A woman, about 40 years of age, took up a poti- s grinning row of human skulia, the heads of sat down on the platform to the right and left tion on the rails so that the I-65 up train passad Chinese slain in raids—A: HANCOCK, in Good of the chief. The Eajah smoked on silently, over her bad, completely cutting her in two Words.

until the woman's sobs had grown somewhat less violent, when he remarked quietly, Wesping in from the right shoulder to the left hip. The features of the dectased, which were not disfigur

good for women,'

“à few more poffs of fragrant tobeers, and.

A NEW AFRICAN EXPEDITION.

.

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Thermometrumpakkengumiti

rt. 8

HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.

Ba 1 ST Avoca, 1895,

H WAT

Low Warra

orkun

Height Timo

Time.

Koilas

W

--

14m Amb-bracos

The baghtul mossan-tɔvel hos Sien determined at 759 feel shower of the tile-gange at the Victoria Ravni Yard; and as bonesker. Ondrišty Spring-filer, to which datani the lights to thôna Padine are refered, si 5,015. fost akŞTE

The bright in the Tables Marked with a mirre (--) nga sta balam ErmWater Chediary-Spring-dides, mat should be “SUENEZIA "DESTIN KYLIE RIVER TO

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

21st July, 1985, at 6 x„M.

Wind,

Amy

39.60

Shanghai...

ZF

2014

Tat Ångues, 1885, 11 10 am.

Vina,

STATION.

Manda

Haiphong.

Blunghai.....

29.6

It seems to us that there can bardly be two opinions as to the advisability, from an imperial point of view, of the British Government acquiring a coa). ing atalion north and east of Hongkong. terrible perseontions to which the Christians ia F. C. Robert Ross stated that he caught pri.ed, were not recognised by the people in the The necessity for another link in the chain China have been of lute the victims, it is consol-soner in the act of selling a bofile of sausta in Leighbourhood

Atrina is irrepressible. We hear geographers as the sobbing still continued, he added with *TATION, log to lure that the work of avargalization has the street in Lascar How to two European tho F. M. seamship City of Rio de Janeiro. of the African explorer, and the more nation frst, not to be able to woop; second, to w Mal

Judge Bingham left Japan on the 2lat Jaly by declaring they uro tired of the stereotyped story solemnity, Three conditions are to be avoided: been carried on as unremittingly as orar. In enilors, and he arrested him. between it and British Columbia, was pointed their 25 Vicariates or Apostolio Profectures in Frisoner said he had only given them some He was acorted to the ship by all the Japanese of the name of that continent fills some of them without knewing for what, third, to wear too fuphong.. out by Capizio Colour, voe of the highest India and China the Missionariss of the Foreign water.

Cabinet Ministers, the foreign Oorge Diplomati with despair, if not rage. And yet the next much. The last condition was pronounced with Hongtong authorities on the defences of the empire, esived the abjuration of 16,193 heathens and of

Missions of Paris in the course of last year res Fined $15, or in default six weeks' hard inbear.que and staffs of Legations, and a number of expedition of the Royal Geographical Society impressive distinctness, and an assenting memang

private friends. He verries with him the grate-is "to be to the same continent from which Mr. went around the assembly. The girl raised har Nat... FOLDE Light yours ago. General Commissos 300 booties. During the same space of timo An Fuk Hing, of the Yes Tak chandler shop, fal good wishes of the Japanese nation, and his Joseph Thomson har so recently returned head. My father, I cannot live with Taroger Cock had previously suggested that a strategic 123578 asthen children were baptized at the No. 201, Hollywood-road, was sammoned by Is name deserves to be remembered with thanks by This time, however, the region to be explored I hate him! What has be done? Has he beaten position should be secured near the Japanese point of death. The 20 bishops and the 695 spects: Orley, Examiner of Weights and Moserery one of his countrymen who has any respact is oue of more than usual interest, and the you? No, he has not besten me; that I should missionaries of the Suziety are acattered user à sares, for having in his shop six fraudulent for the highest traditions of American foreign method of provedor will be considerably not have minded. Ho suspects me, and I will islands, and bad drawn attention to the thea country containing an infidel population of more balances.

policy.

different from that which has buen hitherto cot andare it. I demand to be divorced! Oh! growing power of Rusais in the Pacific. than 220 milions of wels and administer to the

Mr. Orley said he found the balances in use in The Oficial Castle camins the following an usually followed. We have had many lines ray father, be on your head !* *Tawngey, come From Hongkong to British soil across the spiritual wants of 51.) neophytes. Thus the

nonnsement of the posthumous promotion in through Africa in all directions, and what forward, thou son of foolishness! What is this zealous apostles whom France sends forth to the

rank of H.E. the late Iwakura Whers tha is now needed is the leisurely study of the con- I hear broad Pacific is a very far cry indeed, and Far East atone to the inhabitants of those dis

deceased Iwakura Tenoni, appointed Prime tineut in detail. This is what wil be done by Tawagey appcared, slinking shame-fagedly Bengkong.. in all those thousands of miles of seat had its arigin in French Republican schemes of tant regions fur the ileend calamity of war which

Minister of State, aftar bis death, Second Class the expedition which will leave England in from the depths of the crowd. First making a of First Grade, Grand Merit, accomplished great August, fitted out at the expense of the lowly obeisance, he sat down before the chief. Saguali..... there is not a single port at which British conquest."

ashiovements by way of assisting and rendering Royal Geographical Society and commanded by My lord," said Tawager, I saw her firting wit.. 29,58 mon-of-war could, in time of war, coal or

service to (the Emperor), and wheresa bo de Mr. J. T. Last, wix, as a lay agent of the Church with Itis fniserehemently cried the "cabook. rebt. Happily we are at peace pow, end it the Two Headed Nightingale another ins Po the number of monstrosities of the type of

veloped and disseminated (tho grace of the Em- Missionary Society, has done admirable work in girl, dashing away bor tears. I wont with the The Barometer has flies over fazna and risen over peror), and had the highest qualities of virtue, the Zanzibar interior. Mr. Last, after making other girls to draw in the stream, sad Adui's Tonquia. The Lampenture moderate, the landkyhigh.

Overonat mad wat weetkor pravakal is sincerely to be hoped that the day may be boon added. This iuens nature has been dis-

[FEOM A CORRESPONDENT]

the use of affection towards him increases us up his caravan st Zanzibar, will proced south to sweetheart, Pawthre, same wird began laughing, far distant whoa wa shall be involved in, covered in India. The Deccan Herald says: →

·1st August

years pas by. Therefore, an illustrious risk is Lindi, to the north of the mouth of the Borama and so we splashed him with water. Then this

Ink Angvuk, 1855, 12 6 7.M. / hostilities with any great maritimne power, aged 3 years, exhibiting himself in Suidus "A lad, hailing from Lucknow, a Rajput Hindu,

harby conferred upon him to distinguish his river. Theroe Dr. Last will proceed to the enn man (painting with concentrated scorn at the The evacuation of Toaquin by the Chinese great rerit, vis, by promoting him to the rank fineurs of the Rovums and Lagende rivers and wretched Tawager) this man was spying be That eventuality should, however, as far as Bazaar, prosents a very extraordinary spectacle, troops his, I understand, been completed so far First Class of First Grade-Japan Mail.fix the longitude of the junction, an important hind a tree, and he sure and dragged me by the STATION pousible, be provided for, having regard to having any head attached to two bodies. Each as the regalar army is concerned, but the Flock The Kiedo Unya Kwasha kas decided to geographical point not yet softied. He will then arm and aboned me before them all. I have

tranl is alive to ti touch, and etill more war Flags have not yet withdrawn.

A teingram establish an agony at Kagoshima and pans go on in a generally south westerly direction, and, never suffered aush shams. Release me, oh my f the immonsity of British commerce and the vallons is it that toob set of limba works to was received the other day from Loong-chan by a line between that port and the Loochoo before reaching the north end of Lake Sherwa, father. I will not live with him. Here she Haiphong.. value of the huge fleet Dying the rad ensign,gether in unison, performing the same office ut

Islands. Several employés of the company are turn southwards and make for the Namalli Hills, again prostrated herself at the Rajab's foot.

Hongkong If a better station than Port Hamilton, pue-the same time; this is the same with the organs the Authorities hore which stated that the to be discharged with the view of reducing ex. which, with other now featuran in this region. load silence onsed, broken only by the girl's Shanghai... chasable from the owners, can be found, by limbs and carries them along in moring abont. Flag leader, caunot reach Kwanget before the

C each trank. Tuo lod gathers up the front soldiers of Liu Juug-fa, the redoubtable Binck pandituro.

were discovered by Consul O'Neill in the end of subs. Tawngey looked as though he wished the If the distress in Kanagawa ken is compara 1888. Here Mr. Last will establish kimaslf and worth weald swallow him, but be said mota word. all means let the fatter station be surrendered, His mental faculties seem intact, and, cotwith 20th Angast, at which date he expects to oras tavaly slight it is severe in Niigata ken, fer to make a detailed study of the whole region in all "Buddenly the Rajak spoke again, and gave but soch a place will, we imagine, be ex standing the tediousness of sitting long hours in the border. When these troops arrive they are triet hava deputed seven of their number to wait the surrounding country, its topography, its elders aang the spectators), 'take away these theasand poverty strickou parsons of that disita sepecte. He will make complete survey of orders, 'Oh you and you' (naming two or three hanted apartments, he is cheerful. An entar- seedingly difficult to discover. It is not the prising Farsee gentleman has advanced the lads to be stationed at Ox Ngan-hien for the defence upon the Government with a prayer for relief people, its botany, soonomic proinsis, olimate, two wicked 18s, who disobey the hoir AW STATION. wish or the policy of England to make any | father a thousand rupees in exportation of the of the frontier. It is to be hoped that they will said to be urgently required.

and languages. When this is ecopleted Mr. | Strip them of all their clothes, seve que cloth largo acquisitions of territory, for they would success of the exhibition in Focus. In Bombay he regularly and liberally paid, or they will in In consequence of some dispute na to termy of Last will enter the valley of the Likugu only to the woman, and shut them up together

esveral themexl rupees were collnotað.”

fallibly roturn to their old prasties of levying sale of a produce between Japanese sellers and river, which rises in the neighbourhood of in the great empty guest house. In the mora involve new and increased responsibilities; a

Chinese buyers, the former have entered into the bills, and follow it down to eoosting I will_kour them again. Enough! 1 have| Hongkong..... emall island with few or no inhabitants From the Cozeit we learn that the following black mail on traders.

combination not to sell to the latter mțil tha at Quizɛngs, whones he will tearst south spoken. So the young couple were hustid off. mor gentlemen hava bein slooted the new Director An expectant prefect named. Wong, who was paints in dispute are coded in favour of the to Quilimane or north to Angocha, and and shut in a bare, suply house, with bat | Nawa would suit the purpose in view fat of the Tung Wah Llospital Kwan Ifei-ch 5 entrusted with the work of repairing all the Japanese. If the Chinese are act in the wrong, theres to Mozambique. Mr. Last will make suo garurent between them. The night was very

con- of the Man Ou Insurance Company; Le Chi-tin,

let-then remain firm and they will gain their special point of collecting nil possible informs cold, and, as I pulled my thick wadded quilt over dition admirably. It consists of a Binali of Messrs. Mody & Co.: Ngún Chik-shang, of forts here, was reported to the Viceroy to have object. There was a case here in which a foreign tion concerning the country he passes through, my shoulders before going to sleep, ladaized modesta. The humidity is high and the weather Worst Event

the Ban Man Firm: Wang Shu-t'ong, of the systematically squeeand the contructore engaged silk merchant having offended the patent silk ifa changes, its people, their customs, languages, the alreed wism of the Rajah. In the morning high and group of ishads, producing practically P.& 0.8. N. Campany: Mui. Bhan-kek, of the in the work, to his owa great proft. The guild an agicament was drawn up not to allow a do, the climate. its saaitary colitions, and ita ing when their clothes were handed in to them

W. DOBERCK. nothing, and of wỡ value to Korea, to Kwong Tai Ex Firm (Californian and Austra charge was denied by the culprit, but the singla tale to be sold to the offender until he had suitability for the introduction of European and and the door was opeded to conduct them before which country they belong, and they form a linu Exportarsi Chan Yuk-tong, of the Lan Authorities considered the proofs suficient to signed in bloed, with much enthusiastic vagoureeid to be very thickly popolated, and must hand, and departed pesosably to their own abode."| abjectly apologized. This solemn covennal was other economio plants The Lakuga valley is the chief thoy quietly slipped away hand in

Hongkong Observatory, 2nd August, 1885. Wai Bio Houg; Leung Yat-nám, of the Fung splendid landlocked barbour which is of Un Lung Piece Goods Firm; Li Bau-hin, of warrant bis dismissal from the service and in- ing. A day or two affor the foreigners go therefore, be uneally fertile, and so of torest

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. value-to the British navy. If Korea gets the Kwan May. Nám Pak Hong; Fung Lo. Jearceration in gaol pending' santenIS:

downs were full on samal, and on his own terms; both to the colonist and the trador. From what Amazioan indics will hardly believe it, but Mrs. tabu, of the Ki Hing Pawn-shop Tong Wan Kidnapping is now very prevalent in this city, and in teliation his baring was more im. Mr. Last has already done, the best scioglie Langtey the famous and walthy English

Previous on date on date

day. results may be expected from an expadition so beauty, in her own milliner. The charming fila return no reveline to her; if China and of the Lung Man, Cotton Firm, Aad Ch' Taz from the inundated districts. The weinen and

Cat 6 par osrefaily planned and which is likely to be a cre-hat worn by her at one of the recent fêter, which Japan, the acarest neighbours, raise no valid shung, of the 'Tai Un Opium Firm. The three

dit both to its leader and to the décgraphical was mentioned in almost every paper in the

Haromster objection to the annexation; and if the Briancial affairs of the Hospital. The accounts ontised from their friends by designing paraons, first named have been appointed to manage the children bolonging to these people are easily

Society--Túnez.

world, was made by her own hands out of one of Hamadity On the 3rd July, the Hon. Richard B. Hub.

her grandmother's fine eld Leghere bonnets. Direction of wind... tish Government decide that the port is how that the total assets of the Euspiled amount who provize them liberal assistance, and redeem United States, companied by the ex-Ministar you and I were to be turned into a horse or aning that she made her hat ent of her grand. Walker

bard, the roundly appointed Minister of the A judge, joking a young lawyer, said: "If Fancy a fashionable American girl seknowledg- Foros of wind .............. 0 worth the cost of fortification, then there to 71.87,92, of which Tls, 40,053 aro on deposit the promise by selling them into slavery. Several and Mr. Goward, Secretary of Legation, was ass, which would you prefer to be P The as mother's old cast-off Leghora! Wouldn't it

with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and can bo po further question is to the desira. 36,072 is presented by the sales of eleven of these huertless resouls have been arrested to received in audience by Mis Alajesty the Em to be euro!" replied the lawyer. "I've heard of create an ex-strawdinary soution-Now bility of making the occupé permanent. bouses, the property of the Hospital.

Honam and more than ten poor children re peror. The party were conveyed to the Palace an ass being made a judge; fut a horas-novor!" Orlenka Picayune.

batter. Port Hamilton fulfile the

o fair price for the rocks, that at presuntoin, of Mars: Sander & Co; Lamn Nam-mak, partly owing to the influx of indigent strangers parious than before-Japon Gazette.

TUKIO.

AADDY

24,79

29.12

40.41

12.70

Ted August, 1538, at 10 AM.

Wind

Haiphong... 39,6

ZAA

wondock. 3 ***k

The Barometer has fallen. The temperatara acomparatively

Temperature

10 at 4 p.m.

29,67

99TW

23.34

180

55

17

N.W.

B.W

1

5

*.

W. DOBELCK.

Hoarkour Observatory; 2nd August, 1865,